One Year Old!

Happy birthday baby girl!

I can't believe how quickly the past year has gone. It feels like it was only a few weeks ago that you came into our lives and yet, it also feels like you've been with us for forever. Cheesy, but true. :)

This past month have had a lot of changes. You:

• finally got a tooth! Hooray! You didn't enjoy it but it's coming in nicely. :)
• took your first steps! You still don't like walking by yourself very much (we have to trick you into it almost every time) but you're up to about a dozen steps in one go. We're so proud of you!
• Started eating "real food." It's been fun giving you stuff right off our plates but it's even funnier to watch your reaction to some of the things you've tried. You especially love cooked zucchini.
• Traveled to a few new states. You're up to eight total now: Utah, Wyoming, Oregon, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri (the last four are your new ones).
• You imitate the sounds we make now. For example, you can make the elephant sound and you can "shh" us when we ask you to say prayers.
• Speaking of prayers, we say "shh, it's time for prayers" and you hold your finger up to your mouth, say "shh" then fold your arms. It's so cute!
• You know how to ask for certain songs! You point your pointer fingers together for "Itsy, Bitsy Spider" and you open and close your hands for "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." I love it! 

We love you so much, Azucena! We're happy you're with us, we feel so blessed that you're growing and learning so much, and we're excited to see what happens in the next year!

Love you!

~Natalia~

note: your one year doctor appointment isn't until next Monday so I'll update your stats then. :)

edit:
Length: 30.25 inches
Weight: 19 lbs 7 oz

You, waiting for the nurses to come back in and give you your year-old shots.